HBC, 86
phthalocyanines, 87
triphenylene, 87
Discotic liquid crystalline supermolecules
angle-dependent polarized light FTIR
spectra, 234
chemical structures, 220, 225, 230
molecular packing schemes, 238
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, DSC first cooling and
second heating curves for, 221
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, PLM micrographs of, 222
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, schematic
representation, 224
phase transition temperatures and heats of
transition, 222, 226, 231
Py(Tp) 2 samples, DSC first cooling and
second heating curves for, 226
Py(Tp) 2 samples, PLM micrographs of, 227
Py(Tp) 2 samples, schematic
representation, 229
Py(Tp) 4 samples, DSC first cooling and
second heating curves for, 231
shear-oriented Py(Tp) 2 , 2D XRD patterns
on, 228
temperature-dependent 1D XRD profiles
and 2D XRD patterns, 223, 224
temperature-dependent FTIR spectra, 234
Discotic liquid crystals (DLCs), 60, 62, 83, 90
Discotic main-chain polymers, 62
benzene, 63–65
cyclotetraveratrylene, 72–73
phthalocyanine, 70–72
rufigallol, 62–63
triphenylene, 66–70
Discotic side-chain polymers
alkynylbenzene, 74–79
HBC, 76
triphenylene, 76–84
Disk-cube liquid crystalline supermolecules,
239–244
Di-substituted liquid crystalline polyacetylenes
(Di-LCPA)
absorption and photoluminescence of,
350–351
energy levels, 344
linearly dichroic ratios, 355
linearly polarized luminescence, 354–358
liquid crystallinity, 351–354
macroscopic alignment and linearly
polarized luminescence, 347–348
structures, 350
synthesis and structures of, 349–350
thermotropic and lyotropic liquid
crystallinity, 352
Dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid (DBSA), 207
DOPO-substituent 1,4-naphthoquinone
(DOPO-NQ), 557, 559
DOPO-substituent hydroquinone (DOPO-HQ),
556, 559, 563, 571
Dual-responsive inverse opal films, 384
E
Electrochemical actuators, 21
Electroluminescence (EL), 106
Electronics, 22, 23
Elongational flow, 17, 20
Elongation at break, 6
Enantiotropic LCPs, 8
Entropy, 119, 121, 122, 124, 125, 130, 135
Exciton, 356
Excluded volume interaction, 324
F
Ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs), 412
Ferroelectric materials, 17, 21
Fiber optics, 22
Film casting, 307–308
Flame retardance, TLCPs, see Thermotropic
liquid crystalline polymers (TLCPs)
Flexible linker, 4
Flexible spacer, 5, 8
Flory-Huggins interaction parameter, 175
Fluorine-containing polyimide
charge transfer interaction, 502
chemical structure, 496, 498
glass transition temperatures, 498
HOMO and LUMO, 502
IR spectra, 498
LPUV irradiation, 497, 504
photoalignment characteristic, 504
TeMPD (see Tetramethyl phenylene
diamine (TeMPD) polyimide)
UV absorptions, 499, 501
UV spectra, 498
Free radical polymerization, 78
Fullerene-ferrocene thermotropic liquid
crystal, 153
Fullerene liquid crystals, 151
challenges, 168–169
chiral properties of, 166–167
definition, 150
electrochemical properties of, 165–166
light emitting properties of, 167
molecular LC approach, 152–156
opto-electronic properties of, 167–168
supramolecular approach, 156–165
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phthalocyanines, 87
triphenylene, 87
Discotic liquid crystalline supermolecules
angle-dependent polarized light FTIR
spectra, 234
chemical structures, 220, 225, 230
molecular packing schemes, 238
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, DSC first cooling and
second heating curves for, 221
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, PLM micrographs of, 222
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, schematic
representation, 224
phase transition temperatures and heats of
transition, 222, 226, 231
Py(Tp) 2 samples, DSC first cooling and
second heating curves for, 226
Py(Tp) 2 samples, PLM micrographs of, 227
Py(Tp) 2 samples, schematic
representation, 229
Py(Tp) 4 samples, DSC first cooling and
second heating curves for, 231
shear-oriented Py(Tp) 2 , 2D XRD patterns
on, 228
temperature-dependent 1D XRD profiles
and 2D XRD patterns, 223, 224
temperature-dependent FTIR spectra, 234
Discotic liquid crystals (DLCs), 60, 62, 83, 90
Discotic main-chain polymers, 62
benzene, 63–65
cyclotetraveratrylene, 72–73
phthalocyanine, 70–72
rufigallol, 62–63
triphenylene, 66–70
Discotic side-chain polymers
alkynylbenzene, 74–79
HBC, 76
triphenylene, 76–84
Disk-cube liquid crystalline supermolecules,
239–244
Di-substituted liquid crystalline polyacetylenes
(Di-LCPA)
absorption and photoluminescence of,
350–351
energy levels, 344
linearly dichroic ratios, 355
linearly polarized luminescence, 354–358
liquid crystallinity, 351–354
macroscopic alignment and linearly
polarized luminescence, 347–348
structures, 350
synthesis and structures of, 349–350
thermotropic and lyotropic liquid
crystallinity, 352
Dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid (DBSA), 207
DOPO-substituent 1,4-naphthoquinone
(DOPO-NQ), 557, 559
DOPO-substituent hydroquinone (DOPO-HQ),
556, 559, 563, 571
Dual-responsive inverse opal films, 384
E
Electrochemical actuators, 21
Electroluminescence (EL), 106
Electronics, 22, 23
Elongational flow, 17, 20
Elongation at break, 6
Enantiotropic LCPs, 8
Entropy, 119, 121, 122, 124, 125, 130, 135
Exciton, 356
Excluded volume interaction, 324
F
Ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs), 412
Ferroelectric materials, 17, 21
Fiber optics, 22
Film casting, 307–308
Flame retardance, TLCPs, see Thermotropic
liquid crystalline polymers (TLCPs)
Flexible linker, 4
Flexible spacer, 5, 8
Flory-Huggins interaction parameter, 175
Fluorine-containing polyimide
charge transfer interaction, 502
chemical structure, 496, 498
glass transition temperatures, 498
HOMO and LUMO, 502
IR spectra, 498
LPUV irradiation, 497, 504
photoalignment characteristic, 504
TeMPD (see Tetramethyl phenylene
diamine (TeMPD) polyimide)
UV absorptions, 499, 501
UV spectra, 498
Free radical polymerization, 78
Fullerene-ferrocene thermotropic liquid
crystal, 153
Fullerene liquid crystals, 151
challenges, 168–169
chiral properties of, 166–167
definition, 150
electrochemical properties of, 165–166
light emitting properties of, 167
molecular LC approach, 152–156
opto-electronic properties of, 167–168
supramolecular approach, 156–165
Index
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